Chapter Seventy-Eight: March
"I suggest going to Tokyo." Sun Zheng is not very old, it is estimated that he is not a few years older than Xu Wei, but that fat face and two short beards make him look like a rich man in the countryside. But Xu Wei knew that this person was honest on the outside, but he was actually very brave, and in today's battle, there was no three-in-one enemy under his command. Hearing him say this, he cast an inquiring gaze.
Seeing this, Sun Zheng sat down and explained in detail: "The Jurchens poured the country's troops to come, and their front was unstoppable! At present, Taiyuan has been surrounded, this road Jin army is known as 100,000 people, morale is flourishing, if you fight hard, you can't get cheap. It's better to go to Tokyo and think about it again. ”
If the troops were to be brought to Tokyo, it would be a foolproof strategy for the Jingsui battalion. However, at present, several large armies of the imperial court in Hebei have been defeated, and all prefectures and counties have closed their city gates and only cared about defense. Hedong in Hebei has almost become a no-man's land, the Jurchens come and go freely, in case they are allowed to cross the Yellow River, with Zhao Ji's virtue, he must be terrified, and beg his grandfather to tell his grandmother to let the Jin people retreat. When the time comes, the Jurchens will not only let you cede Yanyun, but also ask you to hand over Taiyuan, what should you do if you really decide such a military town? It is not impossible, in history, the first time the Jin army invaded the south, and after not breaking through Tokyo, extremely harsh conditions were put forward. In addition to the Great Song Dynasty to obediently offer a huge amount of New Year's coins, it was also necessary to cede the land of the two rivers. To put it bluntly, it is for you to hand over all the north of the Yellow River, except for the northwest region. At that time, the Jurchens will beat you whenever they want, and they will only be separated by the Yellow River anyway.
Xu Wei saw that Han Shizhong had not expressed his opinion, so he took the initiative to ask: "What is the high opinion of the Han system?" ”
"Going to Tokyo is a wise move to protect yourself." Han Shizhong said casually. Sun Zheng glanced at him in surprise, this Han Liangchen always has an upright temper. You also think that Xu Wei is Lord Xu's younger brother, and you speak a little more subtlely. This is just a township battalion, do you want to ask for the standards of the forbidden army?
"We are soldiers with knives, and if we have something to say, we will go straight to the point, and it is not a military style to beat around the bush." Xu Wei replied neither softly nor hard.
Han Shizhong opened his mouth and wanted to say it directly, but when he saw Sun Zheng constantly glaring at him, he frowned and kept silent. Xu Wei watched coldly, and said in his heart According to historical records, isn't this Han Shizhong a bold man? Yue Fei was framed, he personally questioned Qin Hui, and roared so that Qin Hui was soft, and finally brazenly said the sentence that had been stinking for thousands of years. How do you see it now......
Well, I don't want to say pull down. Xu Wei turned his gaze to his subordinates and said loudly: "Although we won a small victory today, we also saw the courage of the Jin Army. To tell the truth, with the current strength of the Jingsui camp, it is impossible to fight hard with Allah. ”
When Han Shizhong heard this, his brows almost furrowed. His boss Xu Sheng is a good man! Several lines of soldiers and horses were scattered and fled in confusion. He was the only one who led his brothers to fight bloodily, and he himself took the lead and killed more than ten people in a row, what a hero? This is all born to a mother, how can my brother ...... Alas, for decades, the world has been declining, civil servants are greedy for money, and military attaches are afraid of death, how can this virtue fight with the Jurchens?
"But if we retreat across the Yellow River and rush to King Qin in Tokyo, it won't do much at all. Second, there are no troops to the north of the Yellow River. Although our Jingsui battalion is a township soldier, which one is not an iron-clad man! The food we eat and the wages we receive are all requisitioned from the government to the common people. Even if it is windy and rainy, you don't need to practice, and the brothers sit on their backs, and you will not have a lot of money for a day. Ask yourself, which of your families is not a farmer who picks up dung and cultivates the land? We should know the hard work of farming, and the people support us, and if they don't want anything else, they expect to win one or two battles. If we retreat to Tokyo, our parents, wife and children are in Hebei, what if the Jurchens go to the scourge? You've all seen it with your own eyes today, and those brutes are inhuman! ”
After Xu Wei finished speaking, Yang Yan preemptively said: "Don't retreat!" Death will not retreat! Brother Jiu, you say, what's the matter! ”
"That's it! Deputy Envoy Xu, we only obey your military orders! I can guarantee that there are more than 300 of my subordinates, and not a single nest! ”
Waving his hand to stop the emotional subordinates, Xu Wei said with a straight face: "We can't just have a passion and ignore reality. According to the information I have received, the imperial court has once again appointed the military responsibilities of Gyeonggi and Hebei to the military responsibilities of the two provinces, and has given them the power to act autonomously. I mean, let's continue west and join up with the Seed Army. ”
Han Shizhong showed surprise on his face, this kid is not very old, I look down on him. Then he got up and said, "I agree!" There have long been rumors in the army that Chong Shaobao has led a million western troops to Qinwang, naturally, this is a bluff. But there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers, as long as we ......"
Xu Wei interrupted him, looked directly at him and said, "Han Tong, with all due respect, there are not tens of thousands, only seven thousand. ”
Han Shizhong was stunned, seven thousand? How is this possible? Seeing that he was shocked, Xu Wei explained: "Although the imperial court used a seed, it didn't give a single soldier, and these 7,000 people were still his troops who recruited Yao Pingzhong. My idea is that we should go all the way west to collect the scattered officers and soldiers, and the same must be true for the Gonggong. After the two armies met, no matter how many troops there were, they just marched with drums, claiming to be one million, and the Jurchens did not know the truth and would retreat. ”
At this time, Han Shizhong suddenly made an incomprehensible move, his expression was solemn, and he hugged his fists and said to Xu Wei: "You are indeed Lord Xu's brother!" ”
How do you say that? I all know that my fourth brother and I are brothers of the same mother, why are we now? When he was speechless, he heard Han Shizhong ask: "Deputy Envoy Xu, the Jurchens are also known as 100,000 people, how can you be sure that they will definitely retreat?" ”
Xu Wei's eyes were Ling: "Lack of food!" ”
Since ancient times, there have been soldiers and horses who have not moved, and grain and grass have been said first. The Jin Army's East Route Army's attack on Yanshan Mansion was blocked, and although the prefect Cai Jing was a civil servant, he was quite disciplined. After asking Tong Guan for help one after another, he complained to the court angrily on the one hand, and cleared the wilderness on the other hand. On the eve of the destruction of Yanshan City, he ordered the burning of all materials available for military use. If it weren't for Xu Wei's advice to support Guo Yaoshi, then history would have developed according to the original trajectory, and it would have been Guo Yaoshi who kidnapped Cai Jing and coerced 45,000 Song troops with thousands of descendants to fall to the Jin State. The Jin army entered the city and got a large number of grain, grass and weapons, and then went all the way south. There is another point that makes Xu Wei sure that the Jin army is short of food and grass, that is, the small Jin army annihilated in the village this morning is mainly to rob livestock, which also confirms his conjecture. As long as the Jingsui battalion and the seed master will join the division, then contain the defeated soldiers, and march with drums. The Jin army did not know the truth and the truth, and there was a shortage of grain and grass, so they would inevitably retreat to Yanyun. If all goes well, history will change!